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Seattle enjoying remarkable resurgence under Schmetzer

by Graham Ruthven at Wednesday, Oct 12 2016 12:50
Seattle enjoying remarkable resurgence under Schmetzer Essentially everything that could have gone against the Seattle Sounders this season has gone against the Seattle Sounders this season. Not only did they lose their figurehead coach, with Sigi Schmid leaving the club in July, but they are without their captain Clint Dempsey until next season at the ...
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Granada can’t afford slow start after international break

by Simon Harrison at Tuesday, Oct 11 2016 13:30
Granada can’t afford slow start after international break In June, Granada’s official website posted a long list of inspirational phrases that showed why the club’s fanbase should buy into their new boss Paco Jemez and his cult of personality. “I am an optimistic person and I believe in work, I get excited for everything that I do, becaus...
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Progressive Pochettino has Spurs primed for title assault

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Oct 10 2016 16:35
Progressive Pochettino has Spurs primed for title assault Having suffered title heartbreak and forfeited second spot to heated rivals Arsenal on the final day of last season, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke of his frustration with his players. “I wanted to kill all of them,” the Argentine said on the eve of the current campaign. The ca...
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England's lion's share of possession a detriment to development

by Jonathan Wilson at Monday, Oct 10 2016 10:50
England's lion's share of possession a detriment to development One of the problems the Champions League has is that the gulf in class between the best and the worst is so great. Unless the draw is cruel, a Bayern Munich or a Barcelona sweeps through the autumn, barely extending itself before they get to the quarter-final in spring, when they find themselves pla...
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Why Southgate must ditch the ‘experience needed’ ethos with England

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 7 2016 16:10
Why Southgate must ditch the ‘experience needed’ ethos with England It’s been quite a turbulent time as far the England national team are concerned, with Sam Allardyce relieved of his duties and Gareth Southgate stepping up in the interim. The Under-21 boss has been tasked with taking the reins of the Three Lions next four games, starting with the sort of matc...
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Wenger finds answer to forward dilemma from within through Sanchez

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Oct 6 2016 16:24
Wenger finds answer to forward dilemma from within through Sanchez At the end of last season, after Arsenal had failed to claim the most winnable Premier League title in at least 13 years, Arsene Wenger had a deep think about what the side had been missing. He considered all aspects, but one area he kept coming back to was the front line.Olivier Giroud is a good st...
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Celta Vigo & Sisto hit their stride in yet another win over Barca

by Simon Harrison at Tuesday, Oct 4 2016 17:25
Celta Vigo & Sisto hit their stride in yet another win over Barca Four weeks into the season, Eduardo Berizzo may well have wondered what had happened to the Celta Vigo squad that cantered into the Europa League places at the tail end of the last La Liga campaign.After opening the season with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of newly promoted Leganes, Real Madrid were ne...
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Monaco’s Metz demolition shows just how serious they are

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Oct 3 2016 16:00
Monaco’s Metz demolition shows just how serious they are Remarkably, they didn’t even end the weekend on the top of the table. That honour fell to Nice, thanks to Mario Balotelli’s late winner against Lorient on Sunday. Yet even if Monaco are playing second fiddle to their near-neighbours from along the Côte d’Azur for now, there i...
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Will Liverpool's defence undermine a title challenge once again?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Sep 29 2016 18:03
Will Liverpool's defence undermine a title challenge once again? Already four points clear at the top of the table, the smart money is certainly on Manchester City to win the Premier League this season, with some suggesting Pep Guardiola’s side could do so at a canter.Though a 100% record in the league under their new manager is cause for great enthusiasm f...
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Why Conte must address brittle Chelsea backline

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Sep 29 2016 15:25
Why Conte must address brittle Chelsea backline Antonio Conte didn’t want to discuss, well, you might call them the elephants in the defence. It’s certainly a metaphor that comes easily after the kind of lumbering movements and pachydermal touches in the Chelsea backline that made life so difficult for the side in successive league de...
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